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Kenfig / Cynffig - The Complete History
Explore the history and importance of the Kenfig / Cynffig Borough - a medieval and now buried city on the South Wales coastline,
United Kingdom - a location historically represented within the British governmental establishment and steeped in myth & legend.
Learn about the history & development of the entire Kenfig and surrounding areas and its peoples throughout the ages
together with viewing a unique and envious pictorial history of the
entire area exclusive here on Kenfig - The Complete History website.
Experience local ghost stories and folklore, tales of
smuggling & shipwrecks and learn of the beauty & turbulent
past of Sker House together with its lovelorn maids.
Experience what it was like during WWII throughout the entire area together with personal
oral accounts from local people and from individuals both here in the UK and throughout the world who have special
memories of the area and the former RAF base at Stormy Down located nearby.
[ The War Years ]
Exclusive to our
Members Area
are detailed oral accounts of the area from local people together with personal photographs, documents, and
information donated by local peoples themselves to this website project. View our Famous People and Sporting Halls of
Fame sections along with a unique local family tree section aimed at encouraging the research of these areas
especially by local peoples with the overview of creating an totally unique database of the true history of the
Kenfig and surrounding areas.
Shipwrecks around Kenfig since 1583
Shipwrecks around KenfigShipwrecks known to have occurred along the South Wales coastline between Margam and Nash Point from
1583 onwards are documented in this section. The listings outline tales where looting of their cargoes as
well as some of the worst maritime disasters having occurred in the Bristol channel in living memory.
The Samtampa & Edward Prince of Wales LifeboatDate: 23 April 1947
One of the worst maritime disasters in living memory along the South Wales coastline
- 39 crew along with all 8 lifeboatmen perished on Sker Rocks in attrocious weather conditions.
The Samtampa was broken into 3 parts - the Mumbles lifeboat found smashed and upside down on the rocks.
Shipwrecks around Kenfig since 1583 [ Learn more ]Kenfig National Nature Reserve SSSI
Situated at Kenfig Pool, Glamorgan's largest natural lake, Kenfig National Nature Reserve SSSI is
on land owned by Trustees of the Kenfig Corporation Property which is leased & managed by Bridgend County Borough Council.
A Site of Special Scientific Interest, Kenfig NNR is one of the finest wildlife habitats in Wales and
is home to a wide variety of rare and endangered species of plants and animals, including the Fen Orchid.
**** IMPORTANT NOTICE ****** This is NOT the official website for Kenfig NNR **Please DO NOT email this website with queries relating to and/or associated with the reserve centreWe are NOT in a position to reply to any emailsRob Bowen - Chair/Author/Webmaster
Kenfig.org Local Community Group
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Kenfig through the Ages || A Timeline of Kenfig's History from 1147 - 1886
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Nash Point Lighthouses
Nash Point LighthousesThe Nash Point Lighthouses have helped mariners to keep clear of the Nash Sands since the disaster of the
paddle steamer Frolic in 1831.
The paddle steamer Frolic sank with the loss of all onboard on 16 March 1831 at Nash Sands, Porthcawl.
As a direct result of this tradegy the Nash Lighthouses were constructed to guide vessels safely around the
notorious Nash Sands.
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Sker House
Sker HouseThe Great House at Sker began its origins as a monastic grange over 900 years ago.
After falling into decline over the years, extensive restoration works eventually saved
Sker House for posterity through National Heritage and Lottery funding - Sker House is of Grade
1 listed status and is now privately owned.
Sker House [ Learn more ]
Maids of Sker [ The Maids of Sker ]
Australian Connection [ Maid of Sker Paddle Steamer ]
IMPORTANT NOTICEVisiting Sker HouseSker House is now Privately owned. The new owners of the property have executed their obligations with regards allowing the general public access to the premises and all present and future public visits have now been terminated.There are public footpaths surrounding Sker House and that is as far as the general public can go as far as visiting the house without trespass on the owners property. |
The Pyle Inn
The Pyle InnBuilt as an 18th century Coaching Inn by the Margam Estate, this inn was not only used for its inended purpose but
also as a meeting place of various County bodies until it was turned into flats in 1896 and then demolished in 1959.
The inn was visited by many famous people including Admiral Lord Nelson and
throughout the 19th century the likes of Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Exclusive Story || www.kenfig.org.uk (e-Resource)Heinz Stücke - Guinness Book of record holder - Epic Journeys
An Exclusive interview with Heinz Stücke on A48 at Pyle on his epic round the world journey by bicycle.
For the past 46 yrs Heinz has been travelling around the world and is a Guinness Book of record holder
- Epic Journeys - We had a chance encounter with Heinz on 01 June 2006.
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Further Information:
The Kenfig.org website is operated as a not for profit making organisation known as Kenfig.org Local Community Group.
This website project is part funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and Bridgend County Borough Council through BAVO (Bridged Association of Voluntary Organisations)
The websites www.kenfig.org.uk / www.cynffig.org.uk respectively are owned and operated by Kenfig.org Local Community Group.
The Kenfig.org website has been granted Heritage Status and is being archived for posterity through both the National Library of Wales & the UK Web Archiving Consortium.
The website www.kenfig.org.uk is listed as an e-Resource on Wales on the Web Curriculum Cymreig Guide.
Kenfig.org Local Community Group is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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